Tis the season
Tis the season
Dec 03
I can’t believe it’s December already!
Tis the season to be busy getting ready for Christmas!
Spent the day rebuilding outdoor ornaments.
While I was busy doing that, I had the 3d printer churning out cookie cutters.
Today was unseasonably warm in Ohio so I took advantage of it and winterized the pond too.
Lots more to do so stay tuned!
Black Forest Gnome
Black Forest Gnome
Oct 31
Here’s a great gnome carved in the Black Forest style.
It came in with a broken beard.
Got it all fixed up and made a custom base for it.
This piece came out great and has been added to my own personal collection.
A big thank you goes out to one of my blog readers for sending me the link to this piece on Ebay!
—– Brandon
The Pond
The Pond
Jul 22
Well, I’ve been taking a break from sculpting & carving to get caught up on some projects around the homestead.
We have a small garden pond we thoroughly enjoy..
It has fish and attracts a lots of wildlife (birds, butterflies, and frogs).
It’s had many waterfalls over the many years.
Missy found a great deal on a lighted spillway at Marc’s. So I tore out the old waterfall and put this one in.
The new waterfall looked nice, but it still need a little something.
So I found some LED pond lights on Amazon, but they needed a little weatherproofing (silicone and heat shrink tubing) before I could install them.
Here’s a pic of them being bench tested while the silicone I added dries.
Here’s a great pic of the pond all done and lit up.
I really like it and and think this is the last change for a while
Carving Copier 2.0
Carving Copier 2.0
Jul 15
Well, it’s been a while since my last post.
Been working on some big things in the shop and it’s too early to reveal any details.
To get ready, though, I resurrected the carving copier I built a few years back.
This is version 2.0 which I replaced the drawer slides (X axis) on the original with linear bearings and rails (20 mm X 30 inches) like I used on the Z and Y axis.
This improvement makes the copier much smoother, dead on accurate, and gets rid of the racking issue I had with the drawer slides.
More New Pieces
More New Pieces
May 07Been pretty busy lately and haven’t had a chance to update the blog.
Here are few new pieces I picked up in need of repair.
New Piece
New Piece
Mar 04
Here’s a new piece we just added to our collection.
I bought it off of Ebay. It was in need of some dental work and a finish refresh.
Here are a few pictures of the piece before I worked on it:
The face looked fat to me so I reshaped it a little, fixed the teeth, refreshed the stain, and finished it off with a couple coats of satin clear.
Here are a few pictures of the piece after the restoration work:
This piece really came out great and turned out to be a really nice birthday present for my wife.
—– Brandon
It’s Alive!!!!
It’s Alive!!!!
Feb 26
My old Craftsman 10″ table saw is back up and running!
The new bearing came this week and the neighbor and I pressed it on.
Glad to have ye ol’ table saw back!!!
Toasted Table Saw
Toasted Table Saw
Feb 12
Well my trusty table saw I’ve had for at least 10 years decided not to be so trusty today and locked up solid.
So I flipped it over and pulled it apart to see what the problem was.
Well, turns out the bearing on the back of the motor shaft is toast.
It won’t even try to turn and that’s not good.
The front motor bearing is fine and still works great. I’m thinking the back bearing was defective.
So, ye ol’ table saw is out of commission and I’m trying to decide if I want to fix this one or buy a bigger and better one.
Hmmmmmm….. decisions, decisions….